Combined table and tub



Dec. 6, 1927. 1,651,443

A. CASTANIEN COMBINED TABLE AND TUB Filed May 5. 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet l Fig.1.

ALFRED CASTAN IE N Dec. 6, 1927. 1,651,443

A. CASTANIEN COMBINED TABLE AND TUB Filed May 5. 1927 2 sheets-sneak 2 4 ALFRED CASTANIEN 4 fiv fiiyw,

Patented Dec. 6, 1927..

NI- E STATES.

ALFRED CAS'IANIEN, on COLUMBUS, onto I COMBINED TABLE AND TUB.

Application filed May 5,

Inrural as well as in other districts where modern domestic conveniences, and services are not available or where rooms are .few or small, furniture and other household equipment must be compact. The particular object of the present invention is to providea combined, tub and table, the tub being readily available either for bathingor laundry nirposes. v I I -The invention is embodied in the example herein-shown and described the'features of novelty being finally claimed.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the invention with parts omitted and showing the tub in extended position.

4 ig. 2 is an endelevation of the same with parts omitted and in section.

Fig. 3 is aview similar to Fig. 2 showing the tub shoved under the table and elevated.

Fig.4 is a detail partly in section showing one of the rollers for supporting the tub on one of the tracks.

Fig. 5 is a detail in edge View of the rear link for sustaining the inner track at its in ner end in elevated position. a

As shown in the views the table is of the ordinary kitchen variety except that it has a top 6 hinged at 7 to one of the longer edges of the top frame 8 of the table.

The tub, designated 9, is equipped at each of its ends with a pair of rollers 10 mounted on brackets 11' secured to the tub. The tub .has a vent at 9 to drain water from the together so that their ends shall substantially abut to make a continiiousrail when alined as in Fig. 2. The inner end of the rail part 12 is connected by a link 15 to a cross bar 16 secured between each of the pairs of end legs of the table, said link beinghinged at 17 to the rail portion and hinged at 18 to the cross bar. Said link 15 is preferably double as shown in detail in Fig. 5 to make it strong and steady because it supports the tub and laundry water when the tub is in elevated position as shown in Fig. 3.

Each of the longer track portions 13 has hinged to its outer endat 19 aleg 20 to 1927. seriai No. 189,141.

leg being adapted to spring past the outer of said lugs into place between the lugs.

The rails and their appurtenances at each end of the table are symmetrical duplicates.

The' four hinging points 1 1, 17, 18 and 21 are substantially at the corners of a parallelogram so that by raising the'outer track portions 13 the inner track portion 12can be lowered to aline said portions and the tub then drawn out onto said track portion 13 for bathing purposes as shown in F ig. 2; and conversely by lowering and pressing down said track portions 13 (after the tub has been shoved in) the inner railuportions and. the tub thereon will be elevated as shown in Fig. 3. In this last described position the tub can be used for doing the launtrack portion 12 has a stop 7 dry work at which time an ordinary toggle brace 26 connecting thetable top and frame is used, when the toggle is straightened by raising the table top sufiiciently, to hold the table top up to afford access to the tub.

It will be observed, therefore, that with my invention the tub when not used for bathing or laundering purposes is entirely out of the way, and when not thus used is substantially concealed. Because the tub and table are separable eithercan be independently repaired or replaced or crated for transportation. I

The forms of the parts can be changed without departing from thegist of the invention as claimed.

VVhatI claim is: I I I 1. In'combination with a table, rails for supporting a tub movably mountedbelow the top of the table, supplementing rail extensions connected with the first mentioned rails, said last namedrrails fulcrumed to raise and lower the first mentioned rails.

2. In combination with a table, rails for supporting a tub movably mounted below the top of the table, supplementing rail extensions connected with thefirst mentioned rails, said last named rails -fulerun1ed on fixed points to raise and lower the first-mentioned rails.

3. In combination with a table, rails for supporting a tub movably mounted jlDGlQW the top of the table, supplementing rail extensions connected with the first mentioned rails, said last named rails fulornnled to raise and lower the first mentioned rails, and a tub to travel on all said rails.

4, In combination with a table, a pair of rails for supporting a tub, said rails having at their rear ends links connecting them with a fixed-point below the top of the table, supplementing rail extensions hingedly etmneeted with the for and ends of said first l'i'amtwl rails and fuloruni'ed to fixed points to raise and lower the first named rails.

5. ln' col'nbination with a table, a pair of mils for supporting a tub, said rails having at their rear ends links connecting them with fixed points below the top otthe table, supplementing rail extensions hingedly connected with the forward ends of said rails and inleru ned to fixed points, and legs supporting the free ends of said supplementing rail extensions.

of said rail extensions and stops to confine thetub to said rails.

7. ln combination with a table rails for supporting atub below the top of the table, movable supplenientin :1 rail extensions for the tirstmentioned rails, said supplementing rail extensions operable to raise the first mentioned rails.

ALFRED CA STANJEN. 

